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Transportation Depth
Fall 2021
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NCEES – Transportation Depth

I. Traffic Engineering (Capacity Analysis and Transportation Planning) 11 Questions
• A. Uninterrupted flow (e.g., level of service, capacity)
• B. Street segment interrupted flow (e.g., level of service, running time, travel speed)
• C. Intersection capacity (e.g., at grade, signalized, roundabout, interchange)
• D. Traffic analysis (e.g., volume studies, peak hour factor, speed studies, modal split)
• E. Trip generation and traffic impact studies
• F. Accident analysis (e.g., conflict analysis, accident rates, collision diagrams)
• G. Non-motorized facilities (e.g., pedestrian, bicycle)
• H. Traffic forecast
• I. Highway safety analysis (e.g., crash modification factors, Highway Safety Manual)

https://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/Civ-Tran-October-2016_combined_with-2020-codes.rev_.pdf

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NCEES – Transportation Depth

II. Horizontal Design 4 Questions
• A. Basic curve elements (e.g., middle ordinate, length, chord, radius)
• B. Sight distance considerations
• C. Superelevation (e.g., rate, transitions, method, components)
• D. Special horizontal curves (e.g., compound/reverse curves, curve widening, coordination with
vertical geometry)

III. Vertical Design 4 Questions

• A. Vertical curve geometry
• B. Stopping and passing sight distance (e.g., crest curve, sag curve)
• C. Vertical clearance

NCEES – Transportation Depth

IV. Intersection Geometry 4 Questions
• A. Intersection sight distance
• B. Interchanges (e.g., freeway merge, entrance and exit design, horizontal design, vertical design)
• C. At-grade intersection layout, including roundabouts

V. Roadside and Cross-Section Design 4 Questions

• A. Forgiving roadside concepts (e.g., clear zone, recoverable slopes, roadside obstacles)
• B. Barrier design (e.g., barrier types, end treatments, crash cushions)
• C. Cross-section elements (e.g., lane widths, shoulders, bike lane, sidewalks)
• D. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) design considerations

VI. Signal Design 3 Questions

• A. Signal timing (e.g., clearance intervals, phasing, pedestrian crossing timing, railroad preemption)
• B. Signal warrants

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VII. Traffic Control Design 3 Questions
• A. Signs and pavement markings
• B. Temporary traffic control
VIII. Geotechnical and Pavement 4 Questions
• A. Sampling and testing (e.g., subgrade resilient modulus, CBR, R-Values, field tests)
• B. Soil stabilization techniques, settlement and compaction, excavation, embankment, and mass
balance
• C. Design traffic analysis and pavement design procedures (e.g., flexible and rigid pavement)
• D. Pavement evaluation and maintenance measures (e.g., skid, roughness, rehabilitation treatments)
IX. Drainage 2 Questions
• A. Hydrology (e.g., Rational method, hydrographs, SCS/NRCS method), including runoff
detention/retention/water quality mitigation measures
• B. Hydraulics, including culvert and stormwater collection system design (e.g., inlet capacities, pipe
flow, hydraulic energy dissipation), and open-channel flow
X. Alternatives Analysis 1 Question
• A. Economic analysis (e.g., present worth, lifecycle costs)

Civil Breadth - Class schedule Fall 2021

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Civil Breadth - Class schedule Fall 2021

Transportation Depth - Class schedule Fall 2021

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Transportation Depth - Class schedule Fall 2021

Recommended study time

• For Breadth
 Average time period needed to cover breadth topics is six weeks
 Follow the EET weekly webinar schedule as a guidance for studying the eight parts as listed per NCEES
 Study a minimum of 3 hours on weekdays and a minimum of eight hours on Saturday and on Sunday
 Prepare own cheat sheet while reviewing

• For Depth
 Average time period needed to cover depth topics is six weeks
 Follow the EET weekly webinar schedule as a guidance for studying the eight parts as listed per NCEES
 Study a minimum of 4 hours on weekdays and a minimum of eight hours on Saturday and on Sunday
 Prepare own cheat sheet while reviewing

• Last two weeks before the exam

 Conduct final review of your notes for Breadth and depth
 Organize and tab your binders

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Problem Solving Sessions

• There are four problem solving sessions on the schedule.
For each session, a problem set will be posted on Sunday morning before the session on
Tuesday covering the topics discussed during the lecture on Saturday.
Solve the problems before the session on Tuesday
Solutions will be posted Wednesday morning

• Simulation Test will be posted on Friday October 8th.

Strategy during the exam

Strategy For Breadth:

• Start by scanning all problems in 2 minutes before starting in on the first problem
• Find problems in your main area where you have spent lots of time during preparation and are comfortable
with.
• Solve easier problems first
• Solve difficult problems last
• Avoid trial and error problems, if you do not know where to start
• Make sure you manage your time efficiently

Strategy For Depth:

• Scan all problems in 2 minutes before starting in on the first problem

• Solve easier problems first
• Solve difficult problems last
• Avoid trial and error problems, if you do not know where to start
• Make sure you manage your time efficiently

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2018 AASHTO Green Book

NEW REFERENCE STARTING SPRING 2020

Important Chapters: 2, 3, 9, and 10

ERRATA for A Policy on Geometric Design of

Highways and Streets

https://downloads.transportation.org/GDHS-7-Errata.pdf

https://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/Civ-Tran-October-2016_combined_with-2020-codes.rev_.pdf

Federal MUTCD
2009 Federal MUTCD
Available online – Free

Important Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 6

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2016 Highway Capacity Manual

Volume II: Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14 , 15

Volume III: Chapters 18, 19, 22 and 24

AASHTO Roadside Design Guide

Important Chapters 3, 5 and 8

Errata : available online. Feb 2012 and July 2015

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AASHTO - Highway Safety Manual

Chapters 3 , 10, 11, and 12

AASHTO –Bicycle facilities

Chapters 3 and 4

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Exam Practice books

Recordings
Recordings of all live sessions will be posted in the Adobe Connect folder
immediately the following day after completion of each webinar session
(September/October 2021).

To access On-Demand Recordings (Spring 2021) use the link below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O189xBzv3s-PeyeBwUAK8SVLmC1mzprt/view?usp=sharing

Good Luck

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